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Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, began for most Muslim communities at sundown on Sunday, March 10 in the U.S. It's expected to end with Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, April 9. Here is what you need to know ...

Nearly 2 billion Muslims worldwide are preparing to observe the final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah. This spiritual month allows for the religious obligation of pilgrimage for Muslims and ...

We are now in the year 1444 of the Islamic calendar and that means events such as Ramadan, Eid, and the Hajj pilgrimage will be coming round once again. So when are they? And how are they worked out?

The Hijri new year is about to begin, marking the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year. Otherwise known as Ras as-Sanah al-Hijriyah, it will start on the evening of 24 October and end on the ...

Parmigiani Fleurier, a prestigious Swiss Haute Horlogerie brand, recently received the Innovation Prize from the Grand Prix D’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), for creating the first Hijri perpetual ...

Muslims around the world use the Islamic Calendar to determine the dates of religious events and observances. We are now in the year 1444 / 1445 of the Islamic calendar, which is also often referred ...